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JOE KRISHNAN

Arsenal vs Rennes LIVE: Europa League commentary stream, TV channel, team news, line-ups, score prediction

Arsenal vs Rennes
Europa League 2018-19
Round of 16, second leg | (1-3 aggregate)
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Kick-off: 8pm GMT

Arsenal have plenty to do tonight as they bid to recover from a Europa League shock against Rennes.

The Gunners started brightly with Alex Iwobi's opener in France last week but things turned sour for the Gunners.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos was sent off before Rennes scored three goals without reply to take a commanding 3-1 lead to England.

Arsenal shook off that defeat to beat Manchester United 2-0 at the Emirates on Sunday, and the same result would send them through to the Europa League quarter-finals - but Unai Emery's men have left little margin for error.

Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog!


Arsenal team news and predicted line-up

Alexandre Lacazette has been cleared to play for Arsenal in the second leg of the Europa League last-16 tie against Rennes on Thursday after Uefa reduced his three-match suspension following an appeal.

However, Sokratis is banned, so Emery will need a defensive reshuffle. Laurent Koscielny suffered a cut on his leg against Man Utd, but should be fit.

Hector Bellerin (knee), Danny Welbeck (ankle) and Rob Holding (knee) remain out of contention, though Stephan Lichtsteiner is available.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Guendouzi, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang


Score prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Rennes

Arsenal were down in the doldrums after being beaten in Rennes last week, but Sunday's win over Manchester United has revitalised the Gunners.

Emery's side have struggled away in the Europa League this term, but Iwobi's away goal could prove crucial as a 2-0 win on the night would take them through.


TV channel and live stream, and online coverage

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.


Head to head (h2h) history and results

The two clubs' only previous meeting in any Uefa competition was the first leg in Rennes this season.

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